Where Was the Iconic 'M*A*S*H' TV Show Filmed?
The location was over 5,000 miles clear of where the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital would had been.
By Melissa WilletsMar. 8 2024, Published 12:13 p.m. ET
Even even though M*A*S*H went off air over 40 years ago, folks still talk about the iconic TV show starring Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, and Loretta Swit.
Of course, the collection was set in South Korea — however was it filmed there?
Here's where M*A*S*H was in fact filmed, which was a location over 5,000 miles clear of where the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Uijeongbu would truly have been.
So, where was the TV show 'M*A*S*H' filmed if now not in South Korea?
You may have guessed that with a giant Hollywood superstar like Alan, the show was filmed near, well, Hollywood. And, you'd be right.
Indeed, the external pictures for the standard CBS show was filmed in Malibu Creek State Park, with the Santa Monica Mountains serving as a backdrop.
In 2022, Alan instructed People about an early revel in filming the show, and how he become recognizable, with the exception of perhaps at the L.A.-based studio where the interior pictures for the show had been filmed.
"Everybody was warning me that after the first episode aired, I'd have to get used to suddenly being known. So the day after the first show aired, I pulled up to the guardhouse at the entrance to the studio," he shared. "The guard looked at me with no hint of recognition, even though I'd been seeing him there every morning for a month. 'Name?' he asked. 'Alan Alda,' I said. He looked puzzled and said, 'Alan Ogre?'"
Aerial view of a valley circulate near the 8055th MASH, South Korea, June 1952.
'M*A*S*H' was in keeping with a actual particular person and warfare experience.
Of course, the cellular army health center unit that the show targeted round was fictional.
Hawkeye Pierce, the personality Alan played, was in accordance with the real person H. Richard Hornberger, who wrote the guide that led to the TV show, in keeping with History. He labored in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 8055 all through the Korean War, with the tent being located proper at the border of North and South Korea.
Although the sequence was tailored from his writing, the writer later said that the Emmy-nominated show, “tramples on my reminiscences."
Meanwhile, his son William Hornberger also told The New York Times, “My father was a political conservative, and he did not like the liberal tendencies that Alan Alda portrayed Hawkeye Pierce as having.”
Of course, the show aired during the Vietnam War, and many considered M*A*S*H to be a touchstone for their anger and fear.
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♬ original sound - Alan Alda'M*A*S*H' remains a part of our cultural fabric.
Considering that Alan joined TikTok in 2021 and his first post was a clip from M*A*S*H, it's easy to surmise that the show is still a major part of our culture, despite any blood with the creator.
In the comments of the actor's share, people said they still watch the show.
Meanwhile, many of the cast members are still friends, with Alan having posted a photo of himself with Mike Farrell, who played Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt, on the 50th anniversary of the show.
"Mike Farrell and I nowadays toasting the 50th anniversary of the show that modified our lives — and our sensible pals who made it what it was. M*A*S*H was a superb present to us," he captioned the iconic shot.
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